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Welcome to the Academy for Active, Passionate, and Driven Student Athletes!

Athletes Academy

Approved as Charter School Vendor Fall 2022

Approved as Charter School Vendor Fall 2022

Morning Conditioning!

A unique style of precision training that blends in-person learning enrichment activities with enhanced interval training, crafting a one-of-a-kind style of instruction for active learners.

The Athletes Academy is a training and coaching program that offers live action courses to help enhance retention and learning in student athletes from ages 5-17 years old.

This enrichment program runs Tuesday & Thursday’s from 8:30 a.m. -2:o0 p.m. September through May. This program is ideal for student athletes to max out on academics and athletic training!

 
 

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Our Story

The Athletes Academy was created as a safe haven for young athletes that have a passion to succeed both on and off the field. At the Athletes Academy students are given an opportunity to excel in a unique style of training, one that encapsulates their natural athletic abilities while enhancing their scholarship in academics.

The Athletes Academy got its start when Mike and Kelsey Stuart realized that their four boys, each in year-around sports, struggled to keep up with the grueling training routines and managing the traditional school schedule.

Tournaments often took them out on Monday’s or Friday’s from classes and the make-up work began to pile up. Academics became a chore no one looked forward to.

As college instructors, the Stuart’s knew that their boys were going to have to soon master time manangment skills if they wanted to become student athletes at the collegiate level.

Homeschooling started and as the years went on the schedules began to adapt to the learning speed and retention of the boys. It was in their third year of homeschooling that the idea of HIIT for Academics was initiated. This unique blend of assessment in movement, heightens kinesthetic learning and offers an incredible outlet for active learners.

Realizing they had found the secret playbook for success in retention and engagement with young athletes, the Stuart’s decided to open up their training programs for the entire community of up and coming student athletes.

 

"Each year I have players that are coming back from D1 and D2 scholarships to enroll at Moorpark College. These are very talented athletes, but many of them are struggling to navigate the intense schedule of being a student athlete. We came up with the Athletes Academy to help guide that transition to a collegiate student athlete. Our goal is to create a foundation of time managment skills, passionate learners and active citizens, so that when these young athletes get to that next level they are as comfortable in a classroom as they are on a field.”

— Mike Stuart, Moorpark College Head FB Coach

The idea of imitating a workout schedule with an academic one, became a challenge that even the heartiest refuser of ‘school’ was hard to ignore. With a specific emphasis on block scheduling, but with a fusion of HIIT for lecture, assessments and engagement, the Athletes Academy blends the perfect fusion of movement and memory to guarantee retention.

Athletes are often shackled with the stereotypes that range from over-active to incapable when it comes to academics. After coaching young athletes for the last 15 years, the Stuart’s were determined to prove those stereotypes wrong.

At the Athletes Academy, student athletes are offered a playbook that enhances all the needed skill sets to meet academics with the same vigor and confidence they display on the field.

 

About

 
 

It all started when…

We began tutoring student athletes at Moorpark College and quickly realized that although able to memorize and execute hundreds of football plays, the athletes were struggling with that level of confidence and output in a classroom setting.

As our sons grew older, we began to realize a similar trend.

The hustle happened only when it was related to sports.

We decided it was time to revamp the playbook a bit.

 

HIIT for Academics

High Intensity Interval Training is a well known term for most athletes. The idea of going hard for a brief break is a standard practice to help build endurance.

The Athletes Academy uses this endurance building to help navigate both the lecture and assessment stages of subjects. Using a sport training atmosphere the Athletes Academy instills an immediate competitive air, while awarding movement and individual learning in its student athletes.

HIIT for Academics offers a chance for young athletes to build back their confidence in academics by applying the idea of kinesthetic competition with retention and application.

The Athletes Academy uses HIIT for Academics on a block subject schedule.

In traditional homeschool style, the courses are not based on grade level, but rather age groupings.

Just as each athlete will develop skill sets at different time periods, so will they as students. Age grouping allows for strengths to build and growth to occur, oftentimes opening doors for leadership and mentorship opportunities.

At the Athlete’s Academy student athletes are exposed to professional training schedules that are currently implemented at the D1 level of sports. The skill sets and daily routines they will become ingrained with at the Athletes Academy, will pave the way for successful time managment routines, professional work ethic, and confidence in the classroom.

Each HIIT Academic Session is paired with a conditioning, strength training and stretching session broken up throughout the day.

Student athletes complete a HIIT for Academics lecture followed by a hands on application of the material.

Student Athletes engage in Life Skills courses that include cooking competitions.

 

Schedule

Physical Training/Conditioning

Our program offers an intense focus on physical training intermingled throughout the day in two segments. Our first session launches in the morning as a cardio/bootcamp style workout located outside or in a gym with a focus on pushing personal bests. The morning conditioning helps to instill a focused energy in our student athletes that will help with retention for the remainder of the day. Our second conditioning takes place after the Life Skill and is usually a group obstacle or timed training, paired with stretching session. The physical activity will vary in theme but will maintain personal records and monthly goals.

Core & Elective Lessons: Math, English, Digital Communications, and Health & Wellness

A specialized personally designed curriculum themed on enhancing student confidence in writing & communications and fine tuning their understanding of Reading, Writing & Arithmetic. 

Our lesson and lecture session is what makes our program such a unique blend of instruction and retention. We will spend 30 minutes going over a lesson that is broken down into five main points. The lessons will be given to the students directly after their water break in the morning. The lessons will vary by subject and day, but will all follow the HIIT for Academics style schedule with one point focused on for five minutes with a one minute break. The one minute break allows the student athletes to acknowledge a rest period and help them to prioritize retaining material in those five minutes.

English Lessons:

  • Grammar Concepts & Structure

  • Explanatory, Persuasive, and Expository Writing

  • Classical Literature Review

  • Vocabulary & Spelling

Math Lessons:

  • Decimal, Ratio, Integer & Percentage

  • Pre-Algebra & Algebra

  • Probability & Functions

Digital Communication Lessons:

  • Intro to Digital Communications

  • Digital Media

  • Public Relations

  • Current Event Coverage and Applied American/World History Lessons

    *Assessments will be the construction of a student newspaper with different departments to cover local news (sports, life, health, education, breaking news…), launching a public relations campaign, and the writing and self-publication of a book. Students will get skill breakdowns in self publication, marketing, and ownership of media.

Health and Wellness Lessons:

  • Nutrition

  • Time Management Skills

  • Wellness of Full Body

  • Motivation through Movement

  • Exploratory Science - a blend of Earth, Physical & Life Sciences

    *Assessments will include recording personal goals, time management challenges, and meal planning projects.

Our lessons will be personalized and will include a full year of supportive, engaging, and groundbreaking lessons on self-confidence, career ready skill set development, and the crafting of a community of incredibly gifted Student Athletes ready to take on the world! 

Activity

All of our lessons include an assessment and group activity that allows for application of the lesson. This will take place after another round of physical activity following the lesson. Our activity helps to re-identify the main points of the lesson and help to secure the student athletes retention for that day’s focus.

Life Skills

Each month will have a themed Life Skill, of either carpentry, electrical, mechanics, technical, home economic, cooking, budgeting, and survivor training. These Life Skills are hand picked to help enhance development and ownership of our Student Athletes.

Daily Schedule

Launching Tuesday & Thursdays Fall 2024

COURSE SCHEDULE FINALIZED JULY 2024


9:00-9:30 a.m. conditioning #1

The HIIT academic training will start with a physical education session.

This session will offer a group cardio component based on skill levels and ages.

The session will be focused on fun, engaging, and stimulating kinesthetic training.

9:30-9:45 a.m. water & snack

After physical training, the student athletes will have a chance for a water & snack break, as well as time to grab any materials needed for the upcoming daily lesson.

9:45-10:45 a.m. Math (hiit academics lesson, Application & Group Retention)

The academic lesson for the day is broken up into five main points taught in five minute segments, each with one minute rest period. A specialized personally designed curriculum themed on enhancing student confidence in communication and fine tuning their understanding of the current discipline core concepts. This HIIT academic training will help our student athletes keep focus and value knowledge!

Directly after our HIIT Academic Training there will be an opportunity for a personal assessment, depending on the lesson of the day this can range from a quick open note quiz, a number of equations, or an excerpt from a novel to review. There is no homework so all personal assessment work will be done in class.

The group retention of the lesson offers our student athletes a chance to work and learn in community. This lesson will look different depending on each discipline and can range from a STEM challenge, escape room, or a another method for analyzing overall retention of the lesson. For Digital Communications this can include crafting public relations campaigns, newsroom department correlation and much more. The goal is to have the entire team working towards an activity based extension of the lesson.

10:45-11:45 a.m. English (hiit Academic lesson, Application & Group Retention)

The academic lesson for the day is broken up into five main points taught in five minute segments, each with one minute rest period. A specialized personally designed curriculum themed on enhancing student confidence in communication and fine tuning their understanding of the current discipline core concepts. This HIIT academic training will help our student athletes keep focus and value knowledge!

Directly after our HIIT Academic Training there will be an opportunity for a personal assessment, depending on the lesson of the day this can range from a quick open note quiz, a number of equations, or an excerpt from a novel to review. There is no homework so all personal assessment work will be done in class.

The group retention of the lesson offers our student athletes a chance to work and learn in community. This lesson will look different depending on each discipline and can range from a STEM challenge, escape room, or a another method for analyzing overall retention of the lesson. For Digital Communications this can include crafting public relations campaigns, newsroom department correlation and much more. The goal is to have the entire team working towards an activity based extension of the lesson.

11:45-12:15 a.m. Conditioning #2

This second conditioning session can include a group stretching time that focuses on gaining flexibility of movement and allowing a cool down for the body, or can implement a team obstacle course, a relay race or routine review. Each day holds its own goal.

12:15-12:45 P.m. Spanish - World Language

Athletes Academy highly values communication and one of the best ways to support all levels of this is to learn and appreciate world languages. Spanish will be taught starting at beginning levels and will grow with the class in written conjugation, comprehension, and community dialogue.

12:45-1:00 P.m. lunch

Students will have a break in the day to eat lunch, depending on the lesson this could be provided!

1:00-1:45 p.m. Elective Course Options

Depending on the day of the week, Athletes Academy will offer a selection of elective courses that will enhance core disciplines. Examples of these courses include: Digital Communications, Health & Wellness, Choreography, Songwriting, Graphic Art Design, Video Game Development, Cooking Around the World, Finance & Budgeting, and our much adored Life Skills Course. Student will have the opportunity to take a Life Skills Course one a week, each month will have a themed life skill, of either carpentry, electrical, mechanics, technical, home economics, cooking, budgeting, and survivor training that will expand on weekly skill set training.

1:45-2:00 p.m. personal assessment/reflection

Our student athletes have now completed their full HIIT academic and physical training!

The Personal Assessment/Reflection will include a time for personal understanding of the lesson. This will include an open note quiz, or an essay question, a filmed podcast on experiences and much more. This is a chance to take learning for the day to the final level.

This time will also include announcements, reminders, and highlights to stand out individuals or teams.